San Jacinto Christian Academy scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. Everything went their way against the Fellowship Academy Mustangs as the San Jacinto Christian Academy Patriots made off with a 15-3 win. With that victory, San Jacinto Christian Academy brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Will Sternenberg made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Sternenberg has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Sternenberg was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Corey Cruz, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double.
The win was the third in a row for San Jacinto Christian Academy, bringing their record for this year to 7-3. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs per game. As for Fellowship Academy, their defeat was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-7-1.
San Jacinto Christian Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Fellowship Academy: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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